Hassled

I must've woken up on the wrong side of the bed as I was rather hassled all morning driving in. Though I sorted out my rounds pretty early, I then realized that I left my wallet at home. Anita called me soon after to confirm that. Luckily I had some packed breakfast brought in.

So, no lunch from the looks of things. Luckily I a lunch meeting which should include lunch. Quick drive to Park City this morning before returning for the afternoon clinic here. I tip of that, I would have a lunch meeting and another at 5 pm.

It's going to be a long day ...

Early Start

Trying to avoid the traffic, I left Gombak early as usual. I ended up sitting at Doctor's lounge well before 8 am, after seeing my couple of patients in the ward. My clinic this morning would be at Park City, plus I have another patient coming to Day Care.

So, I ended up chatting at the lounge while waiting for the restaurant to open to have a quick breakfast before the drive across town.

Weather also looked a bit dull. Might as well just chill at the lounge then. Happy working!

Five in Two and a Half

I was done with a busy stretch. 5 calls in 18 days, akin to what I was doing as a houseman. Except that I still run my clinic, do my procedures as well as attending meetings and doing a lecture last weekend.

Now it was time for a rest. A couple of days away from the hospital for Aidil Adha to be spent at the apartment with Anita and the boys. The boys would have some homework to do no doubt, and I might have some time to look at some paperwork for next week where a firm I consulted for were having their credentialing assessment.

But for tonight, time to chill. To have a good night sleep, wake up early for prayers tomorrow morning before visiting my parents.

To all my colleagues, friends and relatives, Selamat Hari Raya and happy holidays.

GST

The topic on everybody's mind at the hospital lately had been GST. Or Goods and Services Tax. Akin to the VAT in the UK. Will we as Doctors be affected by this new ruling?

The management got the Consultants from Ernest and Young in to brief is on the impact it would have on us. It appeared that we would be exempted. It may sound good initially but that carried some major draw back. It seemed that we would not be able to charge our customers GST for services but we were subjected to GST for rentals and equipment. Not exactly fair wasn't it.

The ruling had yet to be tested, and there would be uncertainty at the beginning. Some teething problems. Praying that in the end things would work out for the better.

Monday Morning Walk

On Monday morning after my post call round, I drove into town to settle some bills. Usually I have clinic at Park City on Monday morning. This was canceled because of Sunday's call. After the bills were settled, I decided to drive into the City Center to see how things were on Monday morning. I ended up having lunch at Pavilion since I could settle my phone bills there.

I had lunch and walked around to a nearby UOB branch to settle my credit card payment for the month. And all this without needing to rush. Amazing how slow-paced late Monday mornings can be. Would definitely venture again the next time my clinic got canceled in Park City. Or I should cancel it at least once a month...

I certainly wouldn't mind doing it again...